Policy & Regulation

A bipartisan bill from the US House of Representatives is aiming to restrict the labelling of a carbon-derived butter developed by Savor, which ascribes the measure partly to a "misunderstanding" of its technology. Congress members from…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Kevin Bacon's Beansday campaign, Devious Foods's protein seasonings, and The Vegetarian Butcher Collective's new CEO. New…
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An appeals court in Barcelona has overturned a first-instance ruling to clear plant-based brand Heura of most unfair competition claims in a case initiated by the meat industry. A Spanish court has preserved the freedom of expression of…
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Dutch fermentation startup The Protein Brewery's Fermotein ingredient has become the first whole-food mycelium protein to receive novel food approval in the EU. The EU has just granted its first approval for a novel mycelium ingredient,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's FIFA World Cup café, Alpro's brownie-flavoured yoghurt, and Time Magazine's GreenTech list. New products and…
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A judge in Québec has authorised a class-action lawsuit against coffee chains over excessive plant-based milk levies, with Starbucks admitting it charged six times more than the cost. Starbucks, Tim Hortons and Foodtastic have been…
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Product-scanning app Yuka and watchdog group Consumer Reports have petitioned the US FDA to better regulate food additives and scrap the self-affirmed GRAS pathway. As the war against food additives heats up, two consumer advocacy…
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The Malaysian government is studying cultivated meat and other alternative proteins to secure its food supply in the face of climate change and El Niño. With a "super" El Niño set to raise temperatures to extreme levels, countries need…
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The New York City government has increased its plant-based protein purchases by 130% and lowered meat and dairy volumes by 15% to reach its 2030 climate goals four years ahead of schedule. Proving its public-sector leadership in food…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Slutty Vegan's new locations, Subway's plant-based pork, and India's vegan labelling mandate. New products and launches …
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Rafael Nadal's Alpro shoutout, Matthew Kenney's new plant-based eatery, and an LCA for Prefer's bean-free coffee. New…
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The Proscale project has received €8.5M in funding, most of it from the EU, to scale up single-cell proteins using food industry waste and continuous fermentation. A new pan-European initiative aims to accelerate the food system's green…
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RespectFarms has teamed up with the South Holland province to launch the first Cell Farmers Symposium, highlighting how the cultivated meat industry can help farmers. The what-happens-to-farmers argument is one of the most pressing…
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German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein protein in the US and established a partnership to commercialise the ingredient. The booming demand for protein is no longer about…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Silk's ultra-high-protein milk, a urine-to-fertiliser project featuring Oatly, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's…
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The Brazilian government has asked the World Health Organization to develop regulations requiring countries to restrict the sale of ultra-processed foods, especially to children. As the World Health Organization (WHO) works to develop…
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Israeli startup Amai Proteins has obtained regulatory approval to sell Sweelin, a sweet protein inspired by serendipity berries, in Singapore – a first for the country. Targeting Singapore's drive to cut sugar consumption, Amai Proteins…
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Munster Technological University has received €3M ($3.5M) from Ireland's agriculture ministry to develop biorefinery tech that can convert grass and legumes into protein. Can grass be the next protein frontier? It's a question being…
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The German government has released a biotechnology roadmap that includes creating an innovation hub for cultivated meat and precision-fermented foods, and advancing novel food regulation. Last year, Germany’s Scientific Advisory Board…
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The state of Michigan has approved a grant for Fenton Food and Beverage, a new company by the owner of Ya Ya Foods, to build a $56.2M plant-based milk factory. Michigan will be home to North America's first manufacturing facility to use…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lärabar's new protein range, Valsoia's dairy-free kefir launch, and Tattooed Chef's $4.5M settlement. New products and…
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